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Disney Channel UK returns!?

samschedules — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:05:18 GMT

Apparently Disney Channel and or Junior is returning this Friday, can you please look into this?

Re: Disney Channel UK returns!?

Annie+UK — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:23:40 GMT

This forum is primarily customer-to-customer help, you're not talking to Sky support

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Daniel0210 — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:24:26 GMT

@samschedules wrote:

please look into this?

@samschedules
l’m afraid you aren’t speaking to Sky Customer Services by posting here. This is a customer ➡️ customer discussion forum where we try to help other Sky customers.

Your duplicate post has been removed to prevent duplication of replies.

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GD1 — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:47:18 GMT

@samschedules Do you have a reliable source of News for this, any links?

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MarkGoldsmith — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:09:43 GMT

It seems counterproductive from a Disney business perspective. When they are trying to cover for customer churn on Disney+ and make sure revenue for that platform doesn't drop, why would they incur the cost ( and likely associated loss) with relaunching traditional TV channels, when that form of media is dying?

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TimmyBGood — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:09:11 GMT

@GD1 wrote:

@samschedules Do you have a reliable source of News for this, any links?

It's apparently being discussed on X and Reddit, so 'reliable' isn't the word I'd choose to apply ; )

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xenon81 — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:51:53 GMT

There is an encrypted test on 12.188 H with EPG listings for Disney related cartoons but there is no confirmation of what the channel is yet.

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Allanbuzzy — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:02:35 GMT

Not to mention a few sleuthers on Digital Spy have spotted schedule data which includes certain relatively new Disney shows that haven't had a linear outing on TV yet (particularly in regards to that Wizards reboot).

I'm not really sure Disney has any justification to return to UK linear when their networks rated poorly nearer their closure, not to mention the end of the pandemic definitely put a hamper on that too and the growth of Disney+ as a consequence. I presume that if this works out, we may end up seeing the revival of FX next. But that's just speculation methinks.

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Marlu-Nyu — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:17:43 GMT

@samschedules wrote:
Apparently Disney Channel and or Junior is returning this Friday, can you please look into this?

It's currently hearsay, nothing has been said officially.

Some Twitter posts say it's Disney Jr., some say it's just for Disney stores and it will show segments of shows and adverts for Disney, so it won't be an actual channel.

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xenon81 — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:31:32 GMT

A channel for DIsney stores wouldn't be broadcast on a Sky transponder, or on satellite at all these days. It would be delivered over an internal network.

I have seen a few claims that this channel, whatever it is, will launch on 3rd October but I think that is just more guesswork based on the person who found the EPG data linking to 3rd October. There is EPG data for other days before and after that including today so nothing special about 3rd October.

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Marlu-Nyu — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:33:51 GMT

@xenon81 wrote:
A channel for DIsney stores wouldn't be broadcast on a Sky transponder, or on satellite at all these days. It would be delivered over an internal network.

I have seen a few claims that this channel, whatever it is, will launch on 3rd October but I think that is just more guesswork based on the person who found the EPG data linking to 3rd October. There is EPG data for other days before and after that including today so nothing special about 3rd October.

I'm just providing info. This is what people on Twitter have been saying. I never said it was true or false.

Re: Disney Channel UK returns!?

Timelord2018 — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:50:01 GMT

Disney still operate Linear channels in the UK - National Geographic , Nat Geo Wild and Baby TV

National Geographic and Nat Geo Wild returned in Germany recently

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/06/30/sky-deutschland-replaces-discovery-channel-with-national-geographic/

Re: Disney Channel UK returns!?

RobertS83 — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:29:57 GMT

It is also appearing on the TV channel list website when you search for sky satellite changes with EGP data apparently

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Super+Anthony — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:47:32 GMT

Let's see what happens. If it's a channel, I presume there will be a cost?

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Timelord2018 — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:15:45 GMT

@Super+Anthony wrote:
Let's see what happens. If it's a channel, I presume there will be a cost?

Well it would be in the Kids package like the others.

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Super+Anthony — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:53:59 GMT

Oh sorry, I thought it would be like the app

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Yoghurt — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:56:33 GMT

It's apparently being spoken about on search engine Google as well

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TimmyBGood — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:12:24 GMT

@Yoghurt wrote:

It's apparently being spoken about on search engine Google as well

The Google AI is picking up the chatter on X, but is typically contradictory: note the reference to Disney+ and apps, when the whole point is that this is supposedly a return to broadcast service.

Re: Disney Channel UK returns!?

nolte — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:51:26 GMT

Have ofcm issued any license to disney for a new linear channel?

If so, would that have been included on a published list?

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Yoghurt — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:14:40 GMT

Hopefully people will keep us up to date on here